Part of the reason why these more experienced modelers are leaving is because of all the smart-assed newbies who are CONSTANTLY contradicting the experts and calling them idiots. How long would you put up with it?

Pat, RTK, Ralph, Al, Dick Hanson, PE Reivers-- ALL have spent many many more hours running engines than 99% of the other people on this board. They give FREELY of their experience. Both success' and failures.

But the RC world is flooded with newbies who don't know a needle valve from a pop-off valve. These types of guys come here and ask for advice or help--and when they don't get the answer they want to hear-- or the same answer they got at flying g.iants-- they have the gaul to call the resident experts IDIOTS and demand links and other BS "proof" to back up their statements.

Hey, YOU asked for help because YOU don't know how to tune an engine. When somebody is KIND enough to answer you--be gracious and courteous.

This is why the forums are being "over-moderated". Newbies with minimal or ZERO experience ask questions and then start pissing matches when they don't hear what they wanted to hear.

You want PROOF of what these experts are telling you?

GO LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELF AND STOP ASKING SOMEBODY ELSE TO WIPE YOUR BUTT FOR YOU!!! Take some initiative. Put a little effort into helping educate YOURSELF.

There's a SEARCH function in every forum on RCU. Try using it BEFORE you post another thread asking for help on how to tune your problematic DA50.